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Tag: natural
Words Poorly Used #16 — Survival of the Fittest
So how do you determine fitness in an ever changing world? Unpacking the idea, I say there are two approaches, culling or creative neglect. The first method is adopted by authoritarians, in their conviction that humankind is destined to live forever, but must be herded toward that end. Individuals must be improved for doing their…
Re: Nature of Evil II
Nobody asked but … Across every linden tree I have ever seen, there are no two leaves alike when the fall color begins to blush. Each leaf is a product of where and when it came into the world, it’s birth, and a product of where and how it spent the growing season, it’s world.…
Re: Nature of Evil
Alex, very interesting article. In his conclusion, the author writes, “The longer we cling to strong beliefs about the existence of pure evil, the more aggressive and antisocial we become.” I would say that that has very important implications for voluntaryism as it concerns parenting. I understand that spanking and other forms of involuntary discipline…
Hindsight Or Foresight — Always 20/20
Nobody asked but … I don’t have much patience with either hindsighted speculation or crystal ball gazing. Very few of these time travel accounts bear the mark of Occam’s Razor. I don’t concur that Pearl Harbor was a conspiracy, but the facts are eloquent without overcooking the detail. And there is nothing really surprising there…
The Nature of Evil
Pursuant to this article, I’m interested in what anyone may think the implications are or might be for the advancement of Voluntaryism. As just a side comment, I vary slightly in my own definition of evil from that which appears here. I’d say it’s defined by any use of aggression against another or their property…
The Invisible Wall
Send him mail. “Food for Thought” is an original column appearing every other Tuesday at Everything-Voluntary.com, by Norman Imberman. Norman is a retired podiatrist who loves playing piano, writing music, lawn bowling, bridge, reading, classical music, going to movies, plays, concerts and traveling. He is not a member of any social network, nor does he…
On Children and Play
When your puppy begins chewing on anything and everything, should you begin punishing her and prohibiting her from chewing on things? Dogs clearly have a natural inclination to chew on things. They need to chew. To punish them or prohibit them from doing so is to keep them from fulfilling an evolutionary need. Instead, you…
Crime and Punishment in a Free Society
Would a free society be a crime-free society? We have good reason to anticipate it. Don’t accuse me of utopianism. I don’t foresee a future of new human beings who consistently respect the rights of others. Rather, I’m drawing attention to the distinction between crime and tort — between offenses against the state (or society) and offenses against individual persons or their justly held property.
Words Poorly Used #10 — Emancipate, Liberate, Free
No one can emancipate, liberate, or free another man. People are inherently free or they are not. To enslave a living being is to deny them their obvious purpose. It is to interfere illegitimately with their living. People should seek to live together in a semblance of harmony, but there is no man empowered to…